A Houston dispensary worker shot a juvenile male multiple times as he attempted to leave the 24-hour store in the Spring Branch neighborhood Monday night, according to Houston police.
Police responded to a call about the shooting around 10 p.m. Monday at GreenHouse Dispensary in the 8600 block of Long Point Road.
Houston police Lt. J.P. Horelica told OnScene TV that the juvenile was in critical condition at a hospital after medics took him from the scene. Horelica did not reveal what the juvenile male was doing inside the store.
The worker was detained for questioning but no charges have been filed, according to police.
The Houston Police Department’s Major Assaults Division was responding to conduct a follow-up investigation, Horelica said. That division would reach out to the Harris County district attorney’s office to determine whether charges would be filed or whether the case would be referred to a grand jury.
Horelica said he had seen surveillance footage of the incident.
“I’ve seen a lot of videos, and it’s pretty clear what happened in the videos,” he said.
A man who said he was the father of the store employee told OnScene TV that the juvenile was trying to steal items and scared his son. He said his son fired three times at the juvenile, including hitting him once in the back.
“Scared, hysterical, very sorry that he did it,” the father said, when asked how his son was doing.
The employee’s gun was the only firearm recovered from the scene, according to police.
This is a developing story.